Can my computer support two OS's?

[Ashley Benton]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:04 PM, David M Lemcoe Jr. <forum at lemcoe.com>wrote:

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> > I'm not sure whether or not installing Ubuntu on my computer would
> >  cause problems if I also have windows XP installed. Would the two
> >  OS's conflict? I am running a Intel Q8200 on a Intel DP45SG
> > motherboard with a 1 TB Hitachi Hard drive.
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> You could of course dual-boot your computer! As mentioned earlier, the
> Ubuntu installer has a very simple installer for just that reason. It
> will automatically install GRUB (boot loader) so when you startup, you
> will be asked what you want to do.
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I would back up my computer and defragment Windows before to install Ubuntu.

Good Luck

Meg
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